End-gate.



E. 1-. WELLS.

END GATE.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 1, 1914.

1,178,768. Patented Apr. 11, 1916.

but, as grain convenient to EFIQ ELMER J. WELLS, OF NASHTJ'A' IOWA, ASS IGNOR 0E ONE-HALF T0 ALOIS TEGELER; 03F

NASHUA IOWA.

State of Iowa, have invented a new and use "full End-Gate, of winch the .followmg 1s a specification.

This invention relates to end gates for .1 wagon boxes, more especially boxes ofthat type used for conveying grain' Wagon boxes of thistype have heretofore been pro vided with shovel boards at their rear ends elevators are coming into general use by farmers, it has been found inunload grain where the boxes are provided with these old types of shovel boards. This is due to the fact that in unloading a wagon box into an elevator, the front end of the box is raised so that the grain will run out of the back end of the wagon box and into the hopper of the elevator. An ordinary'shovel board is undesirable under these conditions. v One of the objects of the present invention is to provide a wagon box with'an end gate which can be swung upwardly so as to allow grain or other material to flow out of the wagon box when the front end of the box is raised, the size of the-stream'thus dis' charged being controlled by the endgate. @Allotlltl object is to provide anend gate with improved means for holding it in closed position and which means will not rattle while the wagon inmotion.

"A further object-is to provide means whereby the end gate can be held at any desired: angle when out of its normal ing from the box during the unloading operation.

With the foregoing and other, objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the con-r bination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can be made Within the scope of what is claimed, w1ththe spirit of the invenstrips 6 being oi. said position, thus to regulate the size of the stream flow-v adapted to receive a lever 13.

' END-GATE;

L1 7 3 Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Apr, 11 1916 Application filed October 1, 1914. Serial No. $4,495. A p 1 '0 all whom it may concern: elevation of a wagon box "having the present B it k w that I, ELMER J. l Vntns a' mprovements combined therewith F i 2 citizen of the United States, residmg at is a plan yiew of the end gate and the adja- Nasl'iua, in the county ,of Chickasaw and cent portions of the wagon box. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one end portion of the end gate. Fig. 4 is a section on line A-B Fig. 2, said section being on an enlarged scale.

Referring to the. figures by characters of reference (1 designates the Sideboards of an ordinary wagon box, the same being provided withicleats D such'as commonly used for engaging and holdin the end portions of an-endgate. The end gate used in connection with the box includesioppositely disposed angle strips 1 forming theends' of the; gate, these strips being connected at their upper ends by a top strip formed of wood or other suitable material, the flanges of "the angle strips 1 lapping the ends of the strip 2 so as to protect the said ends from wear and to constitute wear surfaces for the side boards of the wagon box. Secured to the rear face ofthe strip 2' adjacent each end is an angle strip 3, the lower end portion of which is shaped to form ahinge n-ieinber 4, Each ,of these hinge members 4 is-connectedto another hinge member 5 formed at the upper end of an angle strip 6 whichis secured to the rear face'of them'ovable section 7 of the end gate, these angle located close to the sides of and the space between the sides the section 7 section and between-the angle strips being'closed normally by sidc= strips 8 st cured to the angle strips 1 and abutting against the strip-2. us it will be seen that the section 7 forms a-hinged gate which, when closed, fits snugly against the lower 'lgeof the strip 2 and the'inner side edges of the side strips 8. the lower end portion of each side strip 8 and has an outstanding arm 10 disposed close to the path of the section 7, the upper edge of each arm 10 being toothed, as shown at 11.

A slot 12 is formed within each of the angle strips, (5 and each of these slots is The two lovers are fulcrumed within brackets 14 secured to the section 7 and said levers normally engage the respective arms 10. The said lovers extend close to each other and their inner ends are connected to'a yoke 15 which, in turn, 1s engaged by one end of a A plate 9 is secured to engaging 11. The

the place of an ordinary end gate,

ordinary end gate, 50 on the market as an article to be so sub- 5 the outer ends of the levers-.12 are thus pressed downwardly against the arms 10. The teeth 11 are so positioned'that when the section 7 is closed, the innermost tooth on each arm 10 will be engaged by the adjacent 7 1o lever 13 and the section 7 will thus be secured in closed position. When the section 7 is swung outwardly, it can be held in any one of several positions by placing the levers 13 in engagement with the difierent teeth inner ends of the levers 13 are outturned as shown at 17 so as thus to form grips whereby said levers can be actuated by hand whenever desired.

The complete end gate is adapted to take it being placed in position by inserting its ends between the cleats D, as shown in Fig. 2. With the end gate thus located, the contents of the wagon box can be prevented from escaping rearwardly therefrom. When,

however, it is desired to'discharge the contents of the wagon box, said box is elevated at its front end, as hereinbefore described, after which the inner ends of the levers 13 are pulled downwardly so as to disengage the outer ends thereof from the arms 10. The pressure of the contents of the wagon box against the section 7 will cause said section to swing open and by allowing the levers 13 to move-back into engagement with 11, the extent of thiscertain of the teeth opening movement can be limited so that a stream of material of any redetermined thickness can be caused to ow under the section 7. Importance is attached to the fact that the size of the stream of discharging material can be regulated and it is thus: possible to control the discharge and too rapid feeding of material to the elevator is prevented.

The entire end gate is very simple and durable in construction and in view of the fact that it can be quickly substituted for an it is designed to place it stituted.

This spring-exerts a conside portions of the end gate,

so that said arm will act as a guide for grain flowing from the wagon body, said grain being thus kept from pouring out laterally and dropping outside of the hopper of the elevator.

What is claimed is 1. The combination with an end gate mounted for swinging movement, tudinall'y. slotted angle strips secured to the said strips extending throughout the height of the gate and constituting hinge members, spring obntrolled levers fulcrumed upon said gate and movably mounted within the slots, relatively fixed toothed members adjacent the ends of the end gate and substantially concentric with the hinge of said gate, a spring secured to said end gate, and a connect'onbetween the spring and the inner ends of the levers, said inner ends being outturned to form grips a'ndsaid spring constituting means for holding the levers normally in engagement with the respective toothed members, said toothed members constituting ratchets.

2. An end gate including opposed angle strips constituting wear elements, a cross strip secured to and connecting the upper end portions of the angle strips and abuttin against the side portions of the angle strips side strips secured-to the angle strips and a utting at their upper ends against the cross strip and at their outer ends against the side portions of the angle strips, angle strips secured to the cross strip, a movable section adapted to fill the space between the wear elements and below the cross strip, angle strips upon said section and extending from the top to the bottom thereof, and pivotal connections between the angle strips on the section and the angle strips on the cross strip. 1

In testimonythat I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto afiixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

'ELMER J. WELLS.

Witnesses:

' E. R. Panonxn, O. ti-DEXTER.

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